Triple
T4764
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carl Sagan |
E93
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Contact
Contact is a science fiction novel by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s first communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence and the intersection of science, faith, and politics.
|
E1108
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Contact | Statement: [Carl Sagan, notableWork, Contact]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contact Context triple: [Carl Sagan, notableWork, Contact]
-
A.
containment
Containment was the Cold War U.S. strategy aimed at preventing the expansion of Soviet influence and communism worldwide.
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B.
Enquire (software)
Enquire (software) was an early hypertext system created by Tim Berners-Lee that served as a conceptual precursor to the World Wide Web.
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C.
Sununu
Sununu is a prominent American political family name most notably associated with former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu and his son, Governor Chris Sununu.
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D.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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E.
Lynn
Lynn is a coastal city in northeastern Massachusetts, known as one of the larger urban centers in the Greater Boston metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Contact Triple: [Carl Sagan, notableWork, Contact]
Generated description
Contact is a science fiction novel by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s first communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence and the intersection of science, faith, and politics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contact Target entity description: Contact is a science fiction novel by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s first communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence and the intersection of science, faith, and politics.
-
A.
containment
Containment was the Cold War U.S. strategy aimed at preventing the expansion of Soviet influence and communism worldwide.
-
B.
Enquire (software)
Enquire (software) was an early hypertext system created by Tim Berners-Lee that served as a conceptual precursor to the World Wide Web.
-
C.
Sununu
Sununu is a prominent American political family name most notably associated with former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu and his son, Governor Chris Sununu.
-
D.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
-
E.
Lynn
Lynn is a coastal city in northeastern Massachusetts, known as one of the larger urban centers in the Greater Boston metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a238d6b47881909e68288aed2fd858 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2399c646c8190b4977ed56b8835a8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:41 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a243c6f10c81908305b9e03c79a6ae |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2463b1a8881908e900ed76ae81a4d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a246aa8d6481908a9cc6d66a0c0296 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:36 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.